योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-1, verse-7

रामे विकासमायाते प्रभात इव पङ्कजे ।
परित्यक्ततमः पीठे सूर्योदय इवाम्बरे ॥ ७ ॥

rāme vikāsamāyāte prabhāta iva paṅkaje ,
parityaktatamaḥ pīṭhe sūryodaya ivāmbare 7

7. rāme vikāsam āyāte prabhāte iva paṅkaje
parityaktatamaḥpīṭhe sūryodayaḥ iva ambare

7. rāme vikāsam āyāte prabhāte paṅkaje iva
parityaktatamaḥpīṭhe ambare sūryodayaḥ iva

7. Just as a lotus blossoms forth at dawn, and like a sunrise in the sky where the realm of darkness has been completely abandoned, so too did Rama attain full development.

7. ...ורָאמָה פרח כמו לוטוס עם שחר, כשהוא משיל מעליו את חשכת החששות, כמו זריחת השמש בשמיים...

Words meanings summery:

• रामे (rāme) - in Rama (referring to the prince) (in Rama, to Rama)

• विकासम् (vikāsam) - full development (of understanding/consciousness) (development, expansion, blossoming)

• आयाते (āyāte) - when it (the development) has occurred (having come, when it has come)

• प्रभाते (prabhāte) - at dawn (at dawn, in the morning)

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

• पङ्कजे (paṅkaje) - in a lotus (in a lotus, on a lotus)

• परित्यक्ततमःपीठे (parityaktatamaḥpīṭhe) - in the realm where darkness has been completely relinquished (on a seat where darkness is abandoned)

• सूर्योदयः (sūryodayaḥ) - sunrise

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

• अम्बरे (ambare) - in the sky (in the sky, in the atmosphere)

Words meanings and morphology

रामे (rāme) - in Rama (referring to the prince) (in Rama, to Rama)

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (a celebrated prince, son of Dasaratha)

Root: ram (class 1)

विकासम् (vikāsam) - full development (of understanding/consciousness) (development, expansion, blossoming)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vikāsa

vikāsa - expansion, development, blossoming, unfolding

derived from vi-kas (to open, expand)

Prefix: vi

Root: kas (class 1)

आयाते (āyāte) - when it (the development) has occurred (having come, when it has come)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of āyāta

āyāta - come, arrived, obtained

Past Passive Participle

from ā-yā (to come, arrive)

Prefix: ā

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Locative absolute construction with 'rāme'

प्रभाते (prabhāte) - at dawn (at dawn, in the morning)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of prabhāta

prabhāta - dawn, morning

derived from pra-bhā (to shine forth)

Prefix: pra

Root: bhā (class 2)

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

पङ्कजे (paṅkaje) - in a lotus (in a lotus, on a lotus)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of paṅkaja

paṅkaja - lotus (literally 'mud-born')

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (paṅka+ja)

• paṅka – mud, mire
  noun (neuter)
• ja – born, produced from
  adjective
  derived from root jan (to be born)
  Root: jan (class 4)

परित्यक्ततमःपीठे (parityaktatamaḥpīṭhe) - in the realm where darkness has been completely relinquished (on a seat where darkness is abandoned)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of parityaktatamaḥpīṭha

parityaktatamaḥpīṭha - a place/seat where darkness is abandoned/removed

compound of parityakta (abandoned), tamas (darkness), pīṭha (seat)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (parityakta+tamas+pīṭha)

• parityakta – completely abandoned, forsaken
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  from pari-tyaj (to abandon completely)
  Prefix: pari
  Root: tyaj (class 1)
• tamas – darkness, ignorance
  noun (neuter)
• pīṭha – seat, base, pedestal; realm, ground
  noun (neuter)

सूर्योदयः (sūryodayaḥ) - sunrise

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sūryodaya

sūryodaya - sunrise, rising of the sun

compound of sūrya (sun) and udaya (rising)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sūrya+udaya)

• sūrya – sun
  noun (masculine)
• udaya – rising, ascent, appearance
  noun (masculine)
  from ud-i (to rise)
  Prefix: ud
  Root: i (class 2)

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

अम्बरे (ambare) - in the sky (in the sky, in the atmosphere)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of ambara

ambara - sky, atmosphere, ether, garment

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